Fantasy basketball: Dr. A’s weekly risers and fallers

Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? And whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander is on top of it with the latest around the NBA.

Nick Nurse’s big-and-tall experiment gives Raptors bench a much-needed boost

The Raptors have decided to run out the team’s three tallest players at the same time to use their length and athleticism and be disruptive.

Lakers rip critical no-call, say foul ‘clear as day’

LeBron James and Lakers head coach Darvin Ham expressed their frustration with a no-call on Tim Hardaway Jr.’s defense of a potential game-winning 3 by Troy Brown Jr. at the end of regulation Thursday night.

Luka shines in clutch, outduels LeBron in 2OT win

Luka Doncic came through in the clutch again, making two stepback 3s to force overtime and double overtime in the Mavs’ 119-115 win over the Lakers on Thursday.

Lakers, Mavericks both gripe about officiating in controversial double-overtime slugfest

Dallas defeats LA in one of the most physical games of the season

Ben Simmons gets shut out vs. Celtics, joins his own coach in dubious statistical club

I’m not sure if this is a club you want to belong to, but Simmons is in, nonetheless

Lakers made two mistakes defending Luka Doncic to close regulation, and Darvin Ham admitted one of them

Doncic sent it to overtime with the most comfortable shot in his arsenal

Damian Lillard’s 50-point performance can’t save Blazers in an increasingly familiar trend

Lillard has now lost three 50-point games

Ben Simmons joins coach Jacque Vaughn in NBA history books with rare stat line

Ben Simmons became the 18th player in NBA history to dish out 13 assists without scoring a point. Oddly enough, head coach Jacque Vaughn became a member of the club of players who recorded 13 assists and zero points in April 2006.

Pascal Siakam leads Raptors past Hornets 124-114 for Toronto’s third straight win